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Larsen Reintroduces Bill to Provide Permanent Protection to Samish Land in Skagit & San Juan Counties

WASHINGTON— More than 95 acres of Samish Tribal lands in Skagit and San Juan counties will receive permanent protection if…

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Cantwell, Murray, Larsen, DelBene Introduce Legislation to Preserve Federal Land on San Juan Islands

NW Washington delegation continues ‘dual-track approach’ to conserve land with legislation or executive action WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Northwest…

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Larsen votes against bill that continues sequester cuts

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON—Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today (March 6) voted against the continuing resolution that will keep in place the…

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Coast Guard responds to vessel breaching whale exclusion zone

Coast Guard responded to a vessel breaching the 200-yard exclusion zone for whales near Orcas Island. Coast Guard Sector Puget…

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Coast Guard announces WWII Coast Guard Grumman Duck crash site located after 70 years

NEW YORK – The Defense Department's Joint POW/MIA Personnel Accounting Command said an exhaustive search by an expedition team of…

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Coast Guard rescues two men and dog in Penn Cove

PRESS RELEASE: The Coast Guard rescued two men and a dog from a recreational vessel adrift in Penn Cove Monday,…

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Larsen Statement on Nomination of Sally Jewell to Lead Interior Department

WASHINGTON—Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today following the news that President Obama will nominate Sally Jewell to…

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Larsen secures funding to enhance port security in Northwest Washington

PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced a successful effort to protect federal grants for six marine communities…

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Coast Guard medevacs injured woman in San Juan Islands on Labor Day

The Coast Guard medevaced an injured woman from a recreational vessel in the northern San Juan Islands Monday. Coast Guard…

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Coast Guard rescues man after sailboat catches fire near Spieden Island

A man was hoisted aboard a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from shallow water near his grounded burning sailboat…

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